How Absa Bank Uganda and Plan International are shaping a generation of confident, educated, and empowered young women Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | When 17-year-old Lucia Stephen steps into Absa Bank Uganda’s boardroom, she pauses, taking in the tall windows, the polished tables, and the hum of quiet authority in the …
Read More »Uganda to host 15th EAC Parliament Games
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will host the 15th Edition of the East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games from 05 to 15 December 2025, an event designed to strengthen regional integration, cooperation, and unity among partner states. Addressing the media on Monday, 06 October 2025, Chairperson of the …
Read More »Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda earns bronze employer of the year award
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) has been honoured with the Bronze Employer of the Year Award by the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE), recognising the company’s outstanding contribution to job creation and entrepreneurship in the country. The FUE, the officially accredited body representing Ugandan …
Read More »Uganda elected onto International Organization for Standardization council
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), Eng. James Kasigwa, has been elected as a Council member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for the period 2026 to 2028. ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization that brings global experts …
Read More »Museveni hails return of rebel Col Mande
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has saluted peace-loving Ugandans and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for ensuring sustained stability across the country, describing peace as the foundation upon which Uganda’s progress stands. Speaking during the 63rd Independence Day celebrations today at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, …
Read More »Uganda to host NAM Ministerial midterm review
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Having successfully held the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Heads of State and Government in January 2024, Uganda will host a midterm review meeting at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) from October 13 – 16 …
Read More »BrighterMonday and NGO HR network partner to strengthen Uganda’s non-profit workforce
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | BrighterMonday Uganda, in partnership with the NGO HR Network, has announced the upcoming NGO HR Summit 2025, themed “From Uncertainty to Opportunity People, Purpose, and Progress.” The summit, scheduled to bring together human resource leaders and practitioners from across Uganda’s non-governmental organization (NGO) sector, seeks to address …
Read More »As we celebrate Independence, let’s not forget to show the world what makes Uganda
Happy Independence Day, Uganda, the Pearl of Africa, But Who Handles Your Publicity? COMMENT | SHIRLEY BIRUNGI | If you have your mobile phone or laptop, reach out to it and simply Google Uganda. Interesting images will pop up. Do now refresh and make another search for Rwanda and, lastly, South …
Read More »Uganda to support efforts to improve security, economy in Somalia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Mulimba, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has reiterated that Uganda continues to stand firmly with the people and government of Somalia in their ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability. “As a troop-contributing country under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in …
Read More »Trio win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal-organic frameworks
STOCKHOLM | Xinhua | Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced. “The Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry 2025 have created molecular constructions with large spaces through which …
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